Alcarràs screening and discussion

Alcarràs Screening & Discussion. Join us at the Esquire Theatre!

Alcarràs (Spain/Italy, 2022). Directed by Carla Simón.

Winner of the Golden Bear at the 2022 Berlinale Festival, Carla Simón’s film is a ruminative, lived-in portrait of a rural family in present-day Catalonia whose way of life is rapidly changing. The Solé clan live in a small village, annually harvesting peaches for local business and export. However, their livelihood is put in jeopardy by the looming threat of the construction of solar panels, which would necessitate the destruction of their orchard. From this simple narrative, pitting agricultural tradition against the onrushing train of modern progress, Simón weaves a marvelously textured film that moves to the unpredictable rhythms and caprices of nature and family life.

Followed by a discussion with Niall Peach (RALL)

Free admission with RSVP for the UC community.

Sponsored by the Niehoff Center for Film & Media Studies and the School of Environmental Studies and Sustanability

Host or Publisher SCMS French & Francophone SIG and DDFC